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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2574 m/e 05/1903
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9343 m/e 08/1927
British Railways 49343 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B05/1903
E10/1906
G1 (0-8-0)01/1920
G2A (0-8-0)06/1941
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4333
To Service During 05/1903
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/10/1961
Service Life 58 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 05/1903  
9A   Longsight on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
8D   Widnes w/e 13/08/1949  
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 30/11/1957  
3A   Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958  
     Withdrawn w/e 14/10/1961  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8D Widnes w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
WDN   w/e 14/10/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1961 Bescot MPD (21B) (Stored) Stored are 42421, 42940, 43963, 47296/363, 49021/77/99/126/275/343/411, 58119/204/283. Also possibly stored 40694 an 58122/3. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1903 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 2574
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4333
   
08/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 9343    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Longsight (9A)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49343    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
14/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 49343    

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